text_original: And as, fifty years before, Zacharias, on the ground that he who exercised the powers of king should have the name of king, had sane  CAROLUS IMPERATOR 177 tioned the setting aside of the last Merovingian, so now it seemed good that he who exercised Imperial functions and ruled over the Imperial cities in the west should have the title of Emperor. To the Pope the crowning of Charles meant the final repudiation of the authority of the Emperor at Constantinople.
text_transcription: AND AS FIFTY YEARS BEFORE ZACHARIUS ON THE GROUND THAT HE WHO EXERCISED THE POWERS OF KING SHOULD HAVE THE NAME OF KING HAD SANCTIONED THE SETTING ASIDE OF THE LAST MEROBINGIAN SO NOW IT SEEMED GOOD THAT HE WHO EXERCISED IMPERIAL FUNCTIONS AND RULED OVER THE IMPERIAL CITIES IN THE WEST SHOULD HAVE THE TITLE OF EMPEROR TO THE POPE THE CROWNING OF CHARLES MEANT THE FINAL REPUDIATION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE EMPEROR AT CONSTANTINOPLE
phonemes: ænd æz, fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, zækˈɛɹiəz, ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðæt hiː hˌuː ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ðə pˈaʊɚz ʌv kˈɪŋ ʃˌʊdəv ðə nˈeɪm ʌv kˈɪŋ, hæd sˈeɪn kˈæɹɑːləs ɪmpˈɜːɹeɪɾɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tɪˈɑːnd ðə sˈɛɾɪŋ ɐsˈaɪd ʌvðə lˈæst mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən, sˌoʊ nˈaʊ ɪt sˈiːmd ɡˈʊd ðæt hiː hˌuː ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ɪmpˈɪɹiəl fˈʌŋkʃənz ænd ɹˈuːld ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl sˈɪɾiz ɪnðə wˈɛst ʃˌʊdəv ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚ. tə ðə pˈoʊp ðə kɹˈaʊnɪŋ ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈɛnt ðə fˈaɪnəl ɹᵻpjˈuːdɪˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ æt kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl.